Yarbrough: Why are Georgia’s teenagers so unhappy?

I just came across something called the Teen Happiness Index, published by Mission Prep (missionprephealthcare.com), an organization that works with adolescents and families struggling with mental health issues.

Stone: Achy, breaky heart

Let me play the fool. With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come. And let my liver heat with wine, than my heart cool with mortifying groans.William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Act 1, Scene 1).

Rich: Rondarosa’s new boss

She wasn’t hired to be a boss. She wasn’t even hired. She was bought.It all started because I decided that our miniature donkey from Jerusalem needed a friend. There she was, a tiny thing, standing between two big horses that kept pushing her around — and she took it.Poor Sweet Tea.

Letter to the Editor: A time of second chances

Dear editor,Perhaps like many of you, I intently watched the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship game between Houston and Florida.

Letter to the Editor: ‘Hands Off’ supporters advocating ‘Hands On’

Dear editor,I don’t understand how you start out so right with something and then go so wrong. The supporters of “Hands Off” are actually advocating “Hands On.”

Letter to the Editor: ‘Hands Off’ story in last week’s paper

Dear editor,Seriously, you put a “Hands Off” rally in Madison as front-page news?The claims these “protestors” are making are nothing more than fearmongering by the radical left Democrats, as evidenced by the list of speakers and commentators at these so-called rallies.

Letter to the Editor: VA jobs shouldn’t be cut

Dear editor,On D-Day, 1945, my uncle left the better part of one leg, a large portion of his mental health, and the body of his best friend on Omaha Beach. His life was never the same. It cost him his marriage. He was never able to hold down a meaningful job.

Letter to the Editor: Republican lawmakers are justified

Dear editor,In his letter to this newspaper, Ace Jones expresses his bewilderment at “Why Georgia Republican lawmakers [are so] fixated on gender and private parts” ( Lake Oconee News, April 11, 2025).

Letter to the Editor: Trump/Musk team targets Social Security

Dear editor,One by one, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have decimated institutions created by Congress to protect the health and welfare of Americans. Now it’s Social Security.Seventy-three million Americans receive benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Stone: If you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the time

737 comin’ out of the sky. Won’t you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride?